So, have you ever wondered what AJ, Brian, Howie, Kevin, and Nick really mean?? Well you've come to the right place!!! Here are the origins/meanings of their first and last names...
| Alexander James Mclean |
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Alexander~ derives from the Greek words "alexein" meaning protect, and "aner" meaning man, hence "protector of man". (Protect us AJ!! haha) Alexander dates back to 1300 BC, the most famous Alexander being Alexander the Great Mclean~ Scottish Patronymic from MacLean, 'son of the servant of St. John.' (ummm okay) |
| Brian Thomas Littrell |
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Brian~ derives from the Celtic brian which means "strong", other possibilities are "hill" from Celtic bruaich; "high" or "noble" from Celtic brigh. (I like "strong" heehee strong bri!!) Littrell~ is a form of "Luttrell" which is of British/Irish origin. The history of this ancient Yorkshire family traces its ancestry as a family of Norman origin before the year 1100 and appears first in the ancient records in Yorkshire. |
| Howard Dwaine Dorough |
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Howard~ There are several theories for this name, some of them being "heart brave", "high warden", or "ewe herder" (Teutonic). This was originally the surname of a noble family of England. (I'll go for heart brave :) Ewe herder? hahaha) Dorough~ The Dorough surname is Scottish and Irish in origin and is a derivative of the Scottish name Darroch. Darroch is a sept of the clan McDonald of the Isle. (huh??) The name has its meaning based in the gaelic Dubh Dara which means "Black Oak". |
| Kevin Scott Richardson |
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Kevin~ derives from Kenneth, which comes from the old Gaelic Caioneach, Kenneth being the angelicized version. "Kevin" means "good-looking by birth" (very fitting for Kevin I think :)) Richardson~ has been long used as a name for Kings (lots of King Richards) and it is of Welsh/English origin. It means "powerful" or "strong" (Hmmm powerful, strong, good-looking by birth, sounds perfect to me!!) |
| Nickolas Gene Carter |
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Nickolas~ derives from the Greek Nikolaos which comes from "Nike", meaning victory, and "Laos" meaning people, hence "victory of the people" Carter~ is Welsh and Gaelic in origin, and it is an occupational name, "one who drives a cart". It derives from the Anglo-Norman French caretier, a derivative of Old French caret which originally implied 'carrier.' (Nick can carry *me* anytime. lol) |